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j j! ( I I I UK? f A Volume 30, Number 7 Weber State College, Ogden, Utah 84403 Friday, October 23, 1970 V 0 V "Our-cheers brought the house down ..." " Yester-,,. day as today thauppermost thought in the student s - minds was getting an education." v - '; 1 - . - By Dean Thompson - ( and almost 700 students! . "" ' " ! ' - The campus consisted of one block which was located between Ogden's 24th and 25th Thirty-three years has not changed Weber's foremost problems: lack of space, and lack,,-streets; between Jefferson and Adams streets. .' j . . . j. 4 of facilities. " - In 1937 when Dr. O.M. Clark of the Economics department joined Weber's faculty, Two buildings housed the students: the Moench building which was erected in 1892, and Weber's main concerns were "lack of money to expand, and lack of funds for more and the gymnasium which was built in 1925 and is now an LDS Gym. better facilities," stated Dr. Clark. ,,: v . The educator is one of a handful of faculty members who have been with Weber for over According to Dr. Clark the main advantage to "those" days was that the school waf thirty years. ; i small enough for everyone to know everybody else. ' In Those Days "The faculty no' . ; . teacher. "Too, the In those days of 1937 Weber which was a two year institution had 35 faculty members, - other. We. were a Four re'ceiv recoci 6 G.isvmguESjie se Four individuals were recognized for their distinguished services at the annual Weber State College Alumni 'Association -eunion-banquet last night. . ' College President William P. Miller, Judge David J. Wilson, and long-time WSC supporters Donnell and Elizabeth Stewart were tl;e recipients of the distinguished alumni awards announced M. LeRoy Mecham, alumni president. s . s . President Miller, beginning his 18 year as the helm of the rapidly-growing college, had served, prior to assuming the presidency in 1953, as an educator in Ogden City, Weber County, and Davis County school districts. " ' j , ,.., He was a teacher and principal in Davis schools, assistant superintendent and superintendent of Weber County schools, principal in Ogden High School, and assistant superintendent of Ogden City schools. GDDGDfi JUS w "Get out and vote" will be the drive at Weber State from now until Nov. 3. ". The Student Senate, Tuesday night, passed a resolution which will establish a student committeee to encourage potential voters to participate in, the coming general election. The resolution was introduced by Senator-at-Large Glen Curtis who ; also spearheaded its passage before the senate. The resolution calls for a committee to "work through the SIGNPOST, the Union P.A. :: system, and any other possible media to inform students of procedures ' and locations for voter registration on Oct. 27-28, and for elections on : Nov. 3." Senate President Craig Tolton appointed Bob Hillier chairman of the committee. His appointment, was approved unanimously after Senator Bill Chyne satisfied himself as to Hillier's nonpartisanship. Senators had an opportunity to question Hillier on his view of the project. His replies appeared to impress the senators with Hillier's objectivity and ' capability. Hillier will now select committee members to help him in his task. - Senator Curtis said that the resolution was needed because, "student age citizens often make adamant demands for change, but , they paradoxically record the poorest voter turnout." He said that while other partisan interests sponsor groups which encourage voter-participation, these groups aren't doing the job well enough. The Curtis resolution was initially introduced into the senate last ' week when it was referred to the investigations committee. The committee brought back a negative report on the resolution by a 3-1 vote. The senate's final vote in overriding the investigations committee report, however, was 8-1 with two abstentions. PARKING DRAWS ATTENTldN In Other senate action Tuesday night a half hour long debate ended I in passage of a resolution which would investigate student parking p problems and suggest alternatives to the present situation. The - resolution was sponsored by SenatePresident Craig Tolton who yielded the gavel to President Pro-Tem'pore Glenn Curtis in order to engage in discussion on the resolution. Among other questions, the committee established by the Tolton resolution will investigate the I price of parking stickers, the possibility of discbunts on second ' stickers, and all-day meters for student driven cars without stickers. CONSTITUTIONS APPROVED During the course of its two and a half hour session the senate also passed on the constitutions of Zero Population Growth Inc., and Bahai's United Appeal for Mankind. The Hawaiian Club Constitution was also introduced and was referred to the policy committee. Senate will meet next on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Any interested student may attendjnate meetings. At the time when he accepted the' presidency of Weber State, Miller was officiating : as Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction. i Among other educational capacities, President Miller has served as president of the Utah Education Association, .the Utah High School Activities Association, and the Northwest Association of Junior Colleges, and as a member of the High Commission and Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. t .' Judge David J. Wilson 'has served " in many judiciary positions, including his 1954 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the U.S. Customs Court in New York City; He is only the second Ogden attorney appointed to a federal judiciary position. He served for 12 years on the U.S. Customs Court before becoming a senior judge of the court in 1966. A native of Wasatch County, he came to Ogden in 1914 and taught at the old Weber Academy for two years.He began his law practice in 1919, after graduating from University of California, Berkeley, law school.' Judge Wilson holds an honorary LL.D. degree from Brigham Young university, and is president of the Emritus Club of BYU. Donnell and Elizabeth Shaw Stewart have been associated with Weber since the mid 1920's, and have donated many thousands of dollars to the institution.Mrs. Stewart attended Weber yhen it was a high school and later a junior college. She graduated from .USU and attended University of Utah, Brigham Young university and Columbia university. After teaching both at Weber College and Ogden City schools, she married Donnell Stewart, a former Weber classmate and student body president. ; only knew each other, but knew each other's family," remarked the faculty knew most of the students; the students were able to know each very closely knit school." School Spirit ' School sjirit spurred the Wildcats to flock to the Ogden Stadium , located on 16th North, and to cheer the football team in their battles against Snow College, Westminster, Ricks, Boise, Pocatello, and the Branch Aggies. . j "Our cheers brought the house down," stated Dr. Clark. ' a In those "good old days" Weber's Football stadium was a rodeo stadium during the summer, and a football field in the fall. " - ' Beginning Aug. 1, the studentbody had much fun and frolic scooping up and carting awaythe sand which had been spread across the lawn to cushion the falls of the rodeo's cowboys. Outside a couple of sand pits, and a bit of dead grass, the stadium made a great football field. , " .' j Yearly Activities Yearly activities included dances, and parties in which everyone participated: students and faculty. However, yesterday as today the uppermost thought in the student's minds was getting an education. Then World War II exploded. Concerned students joined the war effort. " , ' r 1 , Lowering slightly his voice, Dr; Clark related those days. "It was a sad very sad day when the faculty and students waved goodbye to the train-load of friends who were heading to the war." As in all wars some of these students never'returned to resume their j education. ., x i Day and night Weber's technical shops hummed with activity. ; Twenty-four hours a day Weber trained students in welding, mechanics, and any other occupation which was necessary to the war :) effort. , . i Not all of these war years were unpleasant to students. For instance, there was the "Polygamy Dance." No doubt this idea was cultivated in the minds of some of our more industrious male students. ...A -More Girls-, j.-' ! Since the war had drained away most of the male students, there was a distinct higher, number of girls than boys. Each male begged, borrowed, or stole a truck, car or any other mode of transportation, and filled it with girls to take to the dance. ! . Hence, out of the dark days, of, war, Weber's first and last "Polygamy Dance" was born.. j ! ; r Shortly after the war, Weber's administrators began pushing the state legislature to make Weber a four year institution. j Afterall, Weber was bulging at the seams. We had over a thousand students! Plus, the one block campus had five buildings: the Moench building, the gymnasium, the Old Central building, and the technical and Old Red Central buildings. Too, there was an LDS Institute building.- I,--'- :. . .1 ' - - " ' However, even though Weber had undergone phenomenal growth, , Governor J. Bracken Lee vetoed the proposal which would have made j Weber a four year school. This community dream was not to be realized until 1963. : ' To Move The Campus No one had ever considered moving the campus. Even in the early 1940's, it was generally assumed that Weber Academy would remain a one block campus. 1 By the mid 1940's plans had been proposed to move the campus. By 1947 the community had matched a $50,000 state grant, and in 1947 175 acres of today's campus had been purchased from Kenneth Mills' Dairy. - In 1954 Weber moved most of its activities to the new campus. The first buildings erected on the new campus were the present administration building, classroom building A,B, and C, and the annex building which was known as the TUB (temporary union building) . After this move, administrators expected the enrollment to level off at 5,000 students. - Weber Today Today Weber's campus consists of 250 acres, 20 buildings, ,10,212 day' and night students, a faculty and staff of over COO, and we are still experiencing tremendous growth. "In those days it was a very wholesome and inspiring experience to know all my colleagues, and most of the students, but today we can offer the opportunities of higher learning to more students than we ever could before," concluded Dr. Clark. Yes, those were the days my friend. ..but these are, too ! P r jt n WW W U WW fa i Li 'w

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j j! ( I I I UK? f A Volume 30, Number 7 Weber State College, Ogden, Utah 84403 Friday, October 23, 1970 V 0 V "Our-cheers brought the house down ..." " Yester-,,. day as today thauppermost thought in the student s - minds was getting an education." v - '; 1 - . - By Dean Thompson - ( and almost 700 students! . "" ' " ! ' - The campus consisted of one block which was located between Ogden's 24th and 25th Thirty-three years has not changed Weber's foremost problems: lack of space, and lack,,-streets; between Jefferson and Adams streets. .' j . . . j. 4 of facilities. " - In 1937 when Dr. O.M. Clark of the Economics department joined Weber's faculty, Two buildings housed the students: the Moench building which was erected in 1892, and Weber's main concerns were "lack of money to expand, and lack of funds for more and the gymnasium which was built in 1925 and is now an LDS Gym. better facilities," stated Dr. Clark. ,,: v . The educator is one of a handful of faculty members who have been with Weber for over According to Dr. Clark the main advantage to "those" days was that the school waf thirty years. ; i small enough for everyone to know everybody else. ' In Those Days "The faculty no' . ; . teacher. "Too, the In those days of 1937 Weber which was a two year institution had 35 faculty members, - other. We. were a Four re'ceiv recoci 6 G.isvmguESjie se Four individuals were recognized for their distinguished services at the annual Weber State College Alumni 'Association -eunion-banquet last night. . ' College President William P. Miller, Judge David J. Wilson, and long-time WSC supporters Donnell and Elizabeth Stewart were tl;e recipients of the distinguished alumni awards announced M. LeRoy Mecham, alumni president. s . s . President Miller, beginning his 18 year as the helm of the rapidly-growing college, had served, prior to assuming the presidency in 1953, as an educator in Ogden City, Weber County, and Davis County school districts. " ' j , ,.., He was a teacher and principal in Davis schools, assistant superintendent and superintendent of Weber County schools, principal in Ogden High School, and assistant superintendent of Ogden City schools. GDDGDfi JUS w "Get out and vote" will be the drive at Weber State from now until Nov. 3. ". The Student Senate, Tuesday night, passed a resolution which will establish a student committeee to encourage potential voters to participate in, the coming general election. The resolution was introduced by Senator-at-Large Glen Curtis who ; also spearheaded its passage before the senate. The resolution calls for a committee to "work through the SIGNPOST, the Union P.A. :: system, and any other possible media to inform students of procedures ' and locations for voter registration on Oct. 27-28, and for elections on : Nov. 3." Senate President Craig Tolton appointed Bob Hillier chairman of the committee. His appointment, was approved unanimously after Senator Bill Chyne satisfied himself as to Hillier's nonpartisanship. Senators had an opportunity to question Hillier on his view of the project. His replies appeared to impress the senators with Hillier's objectivity and ' capability. Hillier will now select committee members to help him in his task. - Senator Curtis said that the resolution was needed because, "student age citizens often make adamant demands for change, but , they paradoxically record the poorest voter turnout." He said that while other partisan interests sponsor groups which encourage voter-participation, these groups aren't doing the job well enough. The Curtis resolution was initially introduced into the senate last ' week when it was referred to the investigations committee. The committee brought back a negative report on the resolution by a 3-1 vote. The senate's final vote in overriding the investigations committee report, however, was 8-1 with two abstentions. PARKING DRAWS ATTENTldN In Other senate action Tuesday night a half hour long debate ended I in passage of a resolution which would investigate student parking p problems and suggest alternatives to the present situation. The - resolution was sponsored by SenatePresident Craig Tolton who yielded the gavel to President Pro-Tem'pore Glenn Curtis in order to engage in discussion on the resolution. Among other questions, the committee established by the Tolton resolution will investigate the I price of parking stickers, the possibility of discbunts on second ' stickers, and all-day meters for student driven cars without stickers. CONSTITUTIONS APPROVED During the course of its two and a half hour session the senate also passed on the constitutions of Zero Population Growth Inc., and Bahai's United Appeal for Mankind. The Hawaiian Club Constitution was also introduced and was referred to the policy committee. Senate will meet next on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Any interested student may attendjnate meetings. At the time when he accepted the' presidency of Weber State, Miller was officiating : as Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction. i Among other educational capacities, President Miller has served as president of the Utah Education Association, .the Utah High School Activities Association, and the Northwest Association of Junior Colleges, and as a member of the High Commission and Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. t .' Judge David J. Wilson 'has served " in many judiciary positions, including his 1954 appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the U.S. Customs Court in New York City; He is only the second Ogden attorney appointed to a federal judiciary position. He served for 12 years on the U.S. Customs Court before becoming a senior judge of the court in 1966. A native of Wasatch County, he came to Ogden in 1914 and taught at the old Weber Academy for two years.He began his law practice in 1919, after graduating from University of California, Berkeley, law school.' Judge Wilson holds an honorary LL.D. degree from Brigham Young university, and is president of the Emritus Club of BYU. Donnell and Elizabeth Shaw Stewart have been associated with Weber since the mid 1920's, and have donated many thousands of dollars to the institution.Mrs. Stewart attended Weber yhen it was a high school and later a junior college. She graduated from .USU and attended University of Utah, Brigham Young university and Columbia university. After teaching both at Weber College and Ogden City schools, she married Donnell Stewart, a former Weber classmate and student body president. ; only knew each other, but knew each other's family," remarked the faculty knew most of the students; the students were able to know each very closely knit school." School Spirit ' School sjirit spurred the Wildcats to flock to the Ogden Stadium , located on 16th North, and to cheer the football team in their battles against Snow College, Westminster, Ricks, Boise, Pocatello, and the Branch Aggies. . j "Our cheers brought the house down," stated Dr. Clark. ' a In those "good old days" Weber's Football stadium was a rodeo stadium during the summer, and a football field in the fall. " - ' Beginning Aug. 1, the studentbody had much fun and frolic scooping up and carting awaythe sand which had been spread across the lawn to cushion the falls of the rodeo's cowboys. Outside a couple of sand pits, and a bit of dead grass, the stadium made a great football field. , " .' j Yearly Activities Yearly activities included dances, and parties in which everyone participated: students and faculty. However, yesterday as today the uppermost thought in the student's minds was getting an education. Then World War II exploded. Concerned students joined the war effort. " , ' r 1 , Lowering slightly his voice, Dr; Clark related those days. "It was a sad very sad day when the faculty and students waved goodbye to the train-load of friends who were heading to the war." As in all wars some of these students never'returned to resume their j education. ., x i Day and night Weber's technical shops hummed with activity. ; Twenty-four hours a day Weber trained students in welding, mechanics, and any other occupation which was necessary to the war :) effort. , . i Not all of these war years were unpleasant to students. For instance, there was the "Polygamy Dance." No doubt this idea was cultivated in the minds of some of our more industrious male students. ...A -More Girls-, j.-' ! Since the war had drained away most of the male students, there was a distinct higher, number of girls than boys. Each male begged, borrowed, or stole a truck, car or any other mode of transportation, and filled it with girls to take to the dance. ! . Hence, out of the dark days, of, war, Weber's first and last "Polygamy Dance" was born.. j ! ; r Shortly after the war, Weber's administrators began pushing the state legislature to make Weber a four year institution. j Afterall, Weber was bulging at the seams. We had over a thousand students! Plus, the one block campus had five buildings: the Moench building, the gymnasium, the Old Central building, and the technical and Old Red Central buildings. Too, there was an LDS Institute building.- I,--'- :. . .1 ' - - " ' However, even though Weber had undergone phenomenal growth, , Governor J. Bracken Lee vetoed the proposal which would have made j Weber a four year school. This community dream was not to be realized until 1963. : ' To Move The Campus No one had ever considered moving the campus. Even in the early 1940's, it was generally assumed that Weber Academy would remain a one block campus. 1 By the mid 1940's plans had been proposed to move the campus. By 1947 the community had matched a $50,000 state grant, and in 1947 175 acres of today's campus had been purchased from Kenneth Mills' Dairy. - In 1954 Weber moved most of its activities to the new campus. The first buildings erected on the new campus were the present administration building, classroom building A,B, and C, and the annex building which was known as the TUB (temporary union building) . After this move, administrators expected the enrollment to level off at 5,000 students. - Weber Today Today Weber's campus consists of 250 acres, 20 buildings, ,10,212 day' and night students, a faculty and staff of over COO, and we are still experiencing tremendous growth. "In those days it was a very wholesome and inspiring experience to know all my colleagues, and most of the students, but today we can offer the opportunities of higher learning to more students than we ever could before," concluded Dr. Clark. Yes, those were the days my friend. ..but these are, too ! P r jt n WW W U WW fa i Li 'w